Kanazawa City

Childcare Facilities
Application Guidelines

Applications for enrollment in nursery schools, certiﬁed centers forearly childhood education and care (ECECs) and other facilities in
April 2024 (April 1~30) are accepted in the following periods.

1st application period

2nd application period

Start date: October 2, 2023 (Mon)Start date: January 16, 2024 (Tue)End date: October 23, 2023 (Mon)End date: January 25, 2024 (Thu)

Please apply during this period if you hope to enroll yourchild in the facility during the period of April 1~30.

Please apply during this period if you failed to apply during
the ﬁrst application period, or if you were not able to enroll
your child in the facility you desired

Kanazawa City

IMPORTANT
You can select two facilities from the list.
After the applications are sorted, facility spots will be assigned in order of priority of need.
(excluding Category 1).

1. Facilities available in the New Child-raising Support System
Nursery schools

Certified centers for early childhood education and care
(ECEC)

0～5 years old

0～5 years old

Facilities providing childcare for parents/ guardians
who need it, because they are working and cannot
care for their children, or for another reason.

Facilities with the functions and features of bothkindergartens and nurseries.

Kindergartens*

Community childcare businesses

3～5 years old

0～2 years old

Schools providing early childhood education as abase for elementary school education.

Small-scale childcare facilities for a limited numberof children (19 or fewer).

* Some kindergartens will adopt the new system, while others will continue to use the current system. Please ask thekindergarten where you hope to enroll your child whether or not it will adopt the new system.

2. Approval for Childcare Services
You need to obtain an “approval for education/ childcare” from Kanazawa City in order to enroll you child in anursery school, an ECEC or a kindergarten (in the new system only). There are three types of approval according
to the children’s age and need for care. Available facilities and hours vary depending on the type of approval.

Types of Approval for Education/ Childcare
TypeType 1(approval of standard
education time)

Type 2(approval of childcare)

Type 3(approval of childcare)

Eligibility

Available facilities and businesChildren aged three or older before starting
elementary school (excluding Type 2 approval)

ECECs

Children aged three or older who require caredue to the work or illness of their parents/
guardians

Nursery schools

Children younger than three who require caredue to the work or illness of their parents/
guardians

Kindergartens in the new system

ECECs
Nursery schools
ECECs
Community childcare businesses** There is no facility run by a community childcare business in the city now. If such a facility is established, it will be announced on
the Kanazawa Child Raising website.

1[Category according to required childcare time]
Type 2 and Type 3 approvals are further divided into two categories according to the required childcare time.
Required childcare time

Available childcare timeStandard childcare timeMax. 11 hours a day(for full-time work)(extended childcare is available separately)

Short childcare timeMax. 8 hours a day(for part-time work)(extended childcare is available separately)

3. Reasons for Childcare Approval
Parents (both father and mother) must have one of the following reasons to obtain approval for childcare (Type 2
and Type 3).
ReasonRequired time
Available period

Standard childcare time
1

2

Job
(48 hours a month or longer)

Job-hunting(including the preparation forestablishing a business)(for work of 120 hours a monthor longer) or
Job other than housework

Short childcare time(for work of 48 hours or longer
and less than 120 hours amonth)

Continuing job-hunting

Short childcare time

Pregnancy/ Childbirth

During pregnancy or
shortly after childbirthStandard childcare timeContinued attendance
during a childcare
leave*

When there are children
who are already attending
a nursery school at thetime of starting a childcare
leave and need to continue
to attend it

Short childcare time5

Parents’/guardians’
illness or disability

When a parent is ill, injured
or disabled

6

Care/ Nursing

When constantly nursing or
taking care of a family
member in the household

Disaster recovery

When working on recovery
from an earthquake,windstorm, flood or fire

8

Abuse / DV risk

When there is a risk ofchild abuse or domestic
violence

9

SchoolWhen going to school or
vocational school

Other reason

When deemed by
Kanazawa City to beequivalent to one of theabove reasons

3

4

7

10

Maximum 3 years(extended until thechild starts school if thereason continues)

Maximum 90 days
From the time of
pregnancy until theend of the monththat includes the
8th week after
delivery
Until the end of theyear during which ababy turns 1 year
oldClasses for children younger than 3 are included.

Standard childcare time
Maximum 3 years(extended until thechild starts school if thereason continues)

Standard childcare timeor

Short childcare time

* Childcare will no longer be available if the reason no longer applies.

Childcare Leaves and Use of Nursery Schools
Nursery schools cannot be used if a parent obtains a childcare leave. (Children aged three or older can use an ECEC or akindergarten.) However, children who are already attending a nursery school at the beginning of a childcare leave can continue toattend the same nursery school until the end of the year in which they turn 1 year old.

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4. Procedures for Using Childcare Services(1) Flow of procedures[ For enrollment in a facility in April 2024 ( including transfer from another facility)]Type 2/3 approval ･･･ Enrollment in nursery schools and ECECs
User (parent/ guardian)Desired facility

Kanazawa City

Submission of application documents

Submission of application documents(via a facility) (2 - 23 Oct.)Acceptance of application

Application acceptance of the informal
determination concerning usable
childcare facilities* (Mid-Jan. 2024)

Notification of the result of the informal
determination concerning usable
childcare facilities (after sorting of
applications and coordination)*

Mailing of notification

Conclusion of a contract (with Kanazawa City for nursery schools or directly with ECECs)* During the coordination process, facility availability is determined informally in the order of priority, based on applicant circumstances, application
documents and type of approval.
* We will notify you if you have applied during the first application period and neither of the facilities you have selected is available. In that case, wewill inform you of other available facilities. Please apply again during the second application period (16 Jan. to 25 Jan. 2024)

Type 1 approval ･･･ Enrollment in ECECs and kindergartens in the new system* Please apply directly to the kindergarten if it is continuing to use the current system.

User (parent/ guardian)Desired facility

Kanazawa City

Application(submission of application documents)

Submission of application documents(via a facility)(2 - 23 Oct.)
Selection through interviews, etc.
if the facility has reached capacity

Informal determination
Acceptance of the results of approval
Mailing of notification(End of March 2024)

Acceptance of applications
Notification of the results ofapproval through approval procedures

Conclusion of a contract (directly with the facility)(2) Required documents
Reasons for approval

Application form for approval (facility
enrollment application form)①Job

Type 2/3 approval②Job-hunting③Pregnancy/ Childbirth④Continued attendance
during a childcare leave⑤Parents’/ guardians’
illness or disability

Required for each child⑥Care/ Nursing⑦Disaster recovery⑧Abuse/ DV risk

approval

Type1⑨SchoolDocument for providing proof of thereasonCertificate of employment(for each parent)
Statement for use of services, etc.
Copy of maternity record book(to prove the date of birth)
Certificate showing the term ofchildcare leave from your employer
and statement for use of services
Copy of doctor’s certificate,disability certificate, nursing
insurance card, etc. and statement
for use of services
Victim’s certificate, etc.
Victim’s certificate, etc.

Child’s growth
condition

Required foreach child

Please ask for details.
Student registration certificate andtimetable

Application form for approval(facility enrollment application form)

Other documents

Required for each child

Varies depending on the facility. Please ask thefacility in which you hope to enroll your child.

(3) Application period/ Addressee
3Division
1st application period

Application Period
2 Oct (Mon) - 23 Oct (Mon) 2023
*Apply during this period if you hope to start using afacility in April 2024.

16 Jan (Tue) - 25 Jan (Thu) 2024
2nd application period*Apply during this period if you failed to apply during
the first application period or neither of the facilities
you have selected is available.

Addressee
Submit the application documents tothe facility in which you hope to enroll
your child (first choice).

If you hope to enroll your child in a nursery school or ECEC beginning in May or later, please apply to the facility directly on Friday, 8 March 2024 orlater.

(4) Remarks〇 Please notify the city promptly if there is a change in your reason for needing a nursery school (Types 2 and3) (employment, unemployment, etc.) or household situation.
〇 If you get a job after applying for the reason of job hunting, please submit the certificate of employment to thefacility where you applied until November 30th. We can take your situation into consideration for approval.
〇 If false information or inaccuracies are found in the application, the approval or informal decision will becancelled. Please provide accurate facts.
〇 You cannot newly enroll your child in a nursery school (including transferring to a different one) during achildcare leave.
〇 If you are planning to return from childcare leave, you can use this service from two weeks before your returndate.
〇 If you apply when starting to work or returning to work after a childcare leave, please submit the certificate of
employment again after April 2024.
〇 You can fill in your first and second choices of facilities on the application form (excluding Type 1 approval).
You cannot change your priority of facilities after applying.
〇 Please visit the facilities or Yume Stations to help you decide which ones to select.
https://kanazawa-hoiku.jp/ (Kanazawa Nursery School Navigation)〇 Please confirm the times and fee for extended childcare before applying.
〇 Please submit the application documents to the facility of your first choice.
* Please contact the respective institutions for information on submitting applications on
Saturdays.
〇 The information in your application documents will be provided to the facility in which you hope to enroll yourchild.
〇 You need to apply to continue to use the facility after April 2024, even if you will start using the facility afterNovember 1st 2023.

(5) Priority for use
Users are determined based on their work and household situations. People in the following situations are given
priority. For details, please refer to the table posted on the "Kanazawa Child Raising Website"
http://www.kanazawa-kosodate.net/index.html.
(Ex.) ・Parents/ guardians with long work hours ・Single-parent households
・Households receiving public assistance・Households with many children
・Risk of child abuse or domestic violence ・Use of the same facility as siblings
・A parent working as a teacher of a nursery school or kindergarten in a central city area of Ishikawa, etc.
* Central city areas of Ishikawa: Kanazawa, Hakusan, Kahoku and Nonoichi Cities and Tsubata and Uchinada Towns(6) Use of facilities outside Kanazawa
If you hope to enroll your child in a nursery school or ECEC outside Kanazawa for children living in Kanazawa fora reason such as the location of your place of work, you must apply thorough Kanazawa City. Conditions forenrollment and required documents vary depending on the municipality. Please ask the facility in which you hopeto enroll your child before applying. Type 2 and Type 3 approvals are determined through discussions between
Kanazawa City and the relevant municipality, and may not be obtained due to the circumstances of the relevant
municipality.

45. Childcare Fees
Childcare fees are calculated based on the parents’ municipal taxes. However, if both parents’ incomes are lessthan 480,000 yen and the child’s grandparents or other family members live in the same household, the fees arecalculated based on the municipal taxes for the parents and grandparents or other family members. Also, the feesfor kindergartens that will continue to use the current system are determined by the kindergartens in the samemanner as before. Some facilities may charge actual costs or additional fees; however, the purpose and amounts
of individual fees should be clarified.
Charge-free Early Childhood Education and Childcare (starting in October 2019)〇 Childcare for all children in classes for 3- to 5-year-olds is free.
・ECEC fees for children with Type 1 (education) approval are not charged for children aged three or older.
・Actual costs that have previously been paid by parents/ guardians such as transfer costs and event costs are to
be borne by parents/ guardians as before.
・Please be aware that the supplementary meal costs, which used to be charged as part of childcare fees, are to
be borne by parents/ guardians as before in the charge-free system.
〇 Childcare fees are not charged for children in classes for 0- to 2-year-olds from households for which municipal
taxes are exempted.
2023 Childcare Fees (monthly) (as of October 2023)
Children who have been approved for childcare (younger than three)Childcare fee (per child)
Classification

A

Household receiving public assistance, etc.

Standard
time

Short time

0 yen

①

②

③

0 yen

－

－

－

0

0

－

－

－

C

Only even-rate amount imposed

9,500

9,400

〇

〇

〇

１

less than 48,600 yen.

12,40012,200〇〇〇２

48,600 yen or moreless than 55,700 yen

16,20016,000〇〇〇55,700 yen or moreless than 59,200 yen

19,10018,800〇△〇59,200 yen or moreless than 79,500 yen

23,60023,200〇－☆

79,500 yen or moreless than 97,000 yen

29,50029,000〇－－97,000 yen or moreless than 106,800 yen

35,10034,600〇－－106,800 yen or moreless than 133,600 yen

39,50038,900〇－－133,600 yen or moreless than 169,000 yen

42,70042,000〇－－９

169,000 yen or moreless than 301,000 yen

45,40044,700

〇

－

－

10

301,000 yen or more

46,30045,600

〇

－

－

４
５
６
７
８

Income-based-rate amount

Exempted

Municipal tax

B

３

D

Tax reduction

Tax situation△＝ Income-based-rate municipal tax amount is less than 57,700 yen □＝ Income-based-rate municipal tax amount is 57,700 yen or more.
☆＝ Income-based-rate municipal tax amount is less than 77,101 yen.

5(1) Calculation period
Childcare fees are calculated based on municipal tax contributions as follows:
From April to August 2024: municipal taxes for fiscal 2023
From September 2024: municipal taxes for fiscal 2024

(2) Age category (fiscal 2024)

Children aged three or older: Children born during the period from April 2, 2018 to April 1, 2021
Children under three: Children born on April 2, 2021 or later(3) Childcare fees for the second child and subsequent children (under three)
The fee for the second child is reduced to half, and the fees for the third and subsequent children are notcharged regardless of the parent’s/guardian‘s income or the simultaneous use of the childcare facilities,
etc*.・・・①
If there is a sibling(s) living separately, such as a college student(s) or a sibling(s) aged eighteen or older (bornon 1 April 2006 or before), describe so in the application form.
◎If both the first and second children attending the facilities at the same time are younger than three, the fee forthe second child is reduced to one-third (1/3) of the fee.
* Childcare facilities:
Nursery schools, kindergartens, ECECs, special schools’ kindergartens (kindergarten of Ishikawa School for the Deaf,etc.), child psychotherapy facilities, and child developmental support facilities (Soyokaze, Children’s Day Service
Wakuwaku, Kanazawa-shi child with a disability attending school facility sunflower classroom, VISST College
Nishikanazawa Ekimae, Able Veranda Be, etc.).
An enrollment certificate (contract) must be submitted to obtain a fee reduction.
Fees may not be reduced depending on the conditions of enrollment. Please ask us for details.
◎Households from Level C to those with income-based-rate municipal tax amount of less than 57,700 yen with two or
more dependent children・・・②
The fees for the second and subsequent children are not charged.

(4)Childcare fees for households from Level C to those with income-based-rate municipal tax
amount of less than 77,101 yen that are single-parent households or those with people withdisabilities ･･･③
The fee for the first dependent child is reduced to half (Maximum 9,000 yen), and the fees for the second and subsequent
children are not charged.

(5) Tax reduction
The municipal tax amount refers to an amount before tax deductions for donations, foreign taxes and dividends, andspecial deductions for housing loans, etc.
Childcare fees for extended care for Type 1 children〇”Childcare needs certification” should be obtained for free childcare.
〇According to the number of days, an amount up to a maximum of 11,300 yen is deducted from the childcare feemonthly.
(Note) Applied to Type 1 (education) children of ECECs and kindergartens*Applied only to Type 1 children from their third birthday until the first March 31 after that, provided they belong tohouseholds for which municipal taxes are exempted

Facility List (Planned for 2024 (capacity shown is from 2023))

Name

Toka Yochien

Type*1

Address

KinderKamiyasuhara- machi 169-1
garten* S.C: School Cooperation
S.W.C: Social Welfare Coorperation
M: Municipal
P: Prefectural

Tel

Capacity

Management240-7444

75

S.C

Opening hours (planned)

8:00am ~ 3:30pm

Extendedchildcare (planned)

3:30pm～5:30pm＊These kindergartens will accept only Type 1 (approval of standard education time) children.

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* S.C : School Cooperation
S.W.C: Social Welfare Coorperation

Facility List (Planned for 2024 (capacity shown is from 2023))

Counseling, etc.

Holiday childcare

TemporaryYear-end childcare

90

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

Kanazawa Yochien ECEC Yasue-cho 15-52

225-7161

121

S.C

7:30am ~ 6:30pm

10 months~

Kawakami Yochien ECEC Saiwai-cho 17-34

231-1521

64

S.C

7:30am ~ 6:30pm

Konohana Yochien ECEC Naga-machi 3-1-15

233-2824130

231-5460

Shirogane Yochien ECEC Hosai 2-2-24
Seirei Kodomoen

Other special
childcare

Integrated

233-1649

Childcare for sickchildren

AgeExtendedchildcare(planned)

Opening
hours(planned)

Management

Capacity(2023)'

Tel

Address

Type*1Name

ECEC Hon-machi 1-2-16

M: Municipal
P: Prefectural

〇

LSC*2

〇

〇

〇

10 months~

〇

〇

〇

S.C 7:30am ~ 6:30pm until 7:00pm

9 months old~

〇

〇

〇

63

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

231-5162

90

S.C 7:30am ~ 6:30pm

1 year old~〇

ECEC Naga-machi 1-5-43

263-5906

135 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 8:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

ECEC Kikugawa 2-8-13

231-3429

80

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇〇

Central Area
Ishikawa pref. Saisei-kai

Kodomoen Iris

Saibi-enNagai-zenrinkan
Kodomoen
Nagadohe
Kodomoen

ECEC Nagadohe 1-2-9〇〇

Hubs*1

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

Hubs

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

ECEC Naga-machi 3-11-17

264-1900

105 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Nagamachi Yochien ECEC Kata-machi 2-10-23

231-4881

45

S.C 7:30am ~ 6:30pm

10 months~

ECEC Hyotan-machi 8-22

221-6611

79

After maternal leave
7:30pmS.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until(until 7:00pm on Sat.) (2 months~)

ECEC Kasaichi-machi 2-47

221-5155

125

S.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

Futaba Kodomoen

ECEC Korinbo 2-5-24

231-3456

105 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 8:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

Futaba Daini
Kodomoen

ECEC Korinbo 2-5-24

231-3456

36

After maternal leave

〇

〇

〇

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:30pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 8:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Nintei Kodomoen

Hyoutan

Fujikage Yochien

Makoto Kodomoen ECEC Owari-cho 2-16-86

231-547482〇〇

1 year old

S.W.C 11:00am ~ 10:00pm 7:00am ~ 11:00am (2 months~)
S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

〇

〇
〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

Hubs

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

Night-timeChildcare

Eastern Area
Ayumi Hoikuen

Nursery Kasamai 3-8-41

262-5016

60

Tsukushinbo
HoikuenNursery Takara-machi 13-1

222-0277

60

Baiko Hoikuen

Nursery Ishibiki 4-6-1

222-2405

120 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 8:00pm

3 months~〇〇

Yuwaku Hoikuen

Nursery Yuwakuaraya-machi 23

235-1258

20

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

3 months~〇〇

Aiiku Kodomoen

Changeto ECEC Kosho-machi 8-23
planned

221-0984

60

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

4 months~

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

Asahimachi Hoikuen ECEC Asahi-machi 2-13-1

222-5647

145 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Ueno Kodomoen

262-1001

96

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

Hubs

〇

222-5915

100 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

ECEC Kodatsuno 1-15-23

Kasamai Kodomoen ECEC Kasamai 2-27-20〇

Kid's Academy
Taiyogaoka Kodomoen ECEC Taiyogaoka 3-247-1

254-5210

191 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Kenroku Kodomoen ECEC Sakura-machi 8-17

231-4045

108 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

Kodatsuno Zenrinkan
Kodomoen

ECEC Kodatsuno 5-1-5

261-2755

100 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Saigawa Hoikuen

ECEC Sue-machi 16-30

229-1681

56

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇

Saibi Yochien

Changeto ECEC Asagiridai 2-67
planned263-2528

210

S.C

1 year old~〇

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

〇

110 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

Hubs

〇

S.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm

10 months old~

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇
〇

Sue Kodomoen

ECEC Sue-machi 21-22

229-0033

Suehiro Kodomoen ECEC Mitsukuchishin-machi 3-19-10 222-0129
Seisen Yochien

ECEC Hashiba-cho 13-17

231-076475

45

7:00am ~ 6:00pm〇

St.Yohane Kodomoen ECEC Ishibiki 4-3-1

264-2006

75

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Tagami Kodomoen ECEC Tagamihon-machi 4-151

262-4014

145 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

Nintei Kodomoen
Mutsumi-en Friend House ECEC Ishibiki 2-4-23

221-5206

80

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 8:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

Hubs LSC

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

Higashiasakawa
Kodomoen
Miyako no mori
Kodomoen

ECEC Fukuroitaya-machi nishi 29 229-2030

69

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

ECEC Zaimoku-cho 13-40

100 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

221-6588

7

Temporary

Counseling, etc.

120 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

Wakunami
Kodomoen

ECEC Wakunami 2-7-35

264-1419

109 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇

Okuwa Hoikusho

Okuwa-machi taira
Nursery
42-48

247-4630

50

M

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇

Nursery Nakamura-machi 15-7

241-3437

95

M

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇

Nursery Magae 2-204-1

298-8181

80

Other special
childcareYear-end childcare

261-4522

Childcare for sickchildrenIntegrated

Changeto ECEC Tagaminosato 2-220
plannedHoliday childcare

Age

Extendedchildcare(planned)

Opening
hours(planned)

Management

Capacity(2023)

Tel

Adress

Type*1Name
Mirai no Hiroba

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

Southern Area
Nakamuramachi
HoikushoNuka Ogidai
HoikuenNozomi Hoikuen
Nomachi Hoikuen
Nomachi Yakan
Hoikuen
Hikarigaoka
HoikushoMinma Hoikusho

Nursery Wakakusa-machi 22-1

241-0078

60

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

4 months~

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:30pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

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After maternal leave(2 months~)

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After maternal leave(2 months~)

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7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

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Hubs

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7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

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Hubs

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S.W.C 7:15am ~ 6:15pm until 7:15pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

Nursery No-machi 3-24-32

244-6458

60

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 10:00pm

Nursery No-machi 3-24-32

244-6458

30

S.W.C 11:00am ~ 10:00pm 10:00pm～2:00am

Nursery Hikarigaoka 2-104
Nursery Hisayasu 6-83

298-1153132

9:00am ~ 11:00am

M

247-0010

135

Yayoi nyuji Hoikuen Nursery Izumi 1-2-3

244-2266

20

Izumi Kodomoen

242-5880

99

Izuminodai Yochisya ECEC Izumino-machi 4-4-3

243-6775

165 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

4 months~

Kanazawa Izumigaoka
ECEC Togashi 2-5-35
Kodomoen
Kanazawa Gakuen
ECEC Teramachi 2-1-4

247-4150

135 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

241-1438

75

S.C

7:30 am ~ 6:30 pm

2 years old~〇

Kanazawa Seiryo Univ.
ECEC Izumino-machi 6-17-30 244-5636
Seiryo Izumino Yochien

155

S.C

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

1 year old~〇

ECEC Izumi 1-3-63

Yochien

M

Night-timeChildcareP

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

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LSC

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Carmen Yochien

ECEC Minma 3-324

247-0011

110

S.C

7:30am ~ 6:30pm

10 months~

Kawai Yochien

ECEC Izumihon-machi3-111

241-0620

160

S.C

7:30am ~ 6:30pm

1 year old~

Sakuragi Yochien

ECEC Tera-machi 2-12-12

231-0059

65

S.C

7:00pm
7:00am ~ 6:00pm until
10 months~(until 6:00pm on Sat.)

241-1932

59

After maternal leave
until 7:00pm
S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm (until 6:00pm on Sat.) (2 months~)

〇

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〇

Sumire Kodomoen ECEC Tera-machi 4-1-2
Daiichi Zenrinkan
HoikushoTogashi Chuo
Kodomoen
Nishiizumi
Kodomoen

Hubs

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Hubs

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ECEC No-machi 3-1-15

241-4030

79

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

ECEC Yamashina 1-7-5

241-6456

130 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

〇

Changeto ECEC Nishiizumi 5-103
planned243-3420

130 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

6 months~

〇

〇

〇

〇

ECEC Wakakusa-machi 5-32

241-010466

7:00pmS.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until
4 months~(until 6:00pm on Sat.)

〇

〇

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ECEC Nukashin-machi 1-27
Seiryu Youchien
Nuka Kobato
ECEC Sanjugari-machi otsu 156
Kodomoen
Nuka Kobato Daini
ECEC Sanjugari-machi otsu 154
Kodomoen

298-5050

135

S.C

10 months~〇

298-5253

165 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

298-5216

135 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

Hibari kid's Garden ECEC Nukashin-machi 2-124 298-7611

105 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

8 months~〇

247-2103

99

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

8 months~

243-4207

200

S.C

7:30am ~ 6:30pm

1 year old~

243-6745

175 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

6 months~
10 months~

Nintei Kodomoen

Kodomo no Ie

Nintei Kodomoen

Himawari
ECEC Yokogawa 3-33
Kodomoen
Fushimi Kawai
ECEC Yonaizumi-machi 5-26
YochienFushimidai Hoikuen
ECEC Kubo 4-511
Neo

7:30am ~ 6:30pm〇〇

242-1233

115

Heiwa Kodomoen

ECEC Heiwa-machi 2-6-6

241-2539

100 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

Midorigaoka
Kodomoen

Changeto ECEC Midorigaoka 19-8
planned241-1574

120 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇

Megumi Kodomoen ECEC Heiwa-machi 2-4-5

241-0580

102 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇

Myogenji Yochien

298-5533

230

ECEC Hikarigaoka 2-119

S.C

7:30am ~ 6:30pm(until 5:00pm on Sat.)

〇

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〇

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ECEC Enkoji 3-11-30

7:30am ~ 6:30pm〇〇

Fushimi Yochien

S.C

〇

〇
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Hubs

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1 year old~〇8

Ryuunji Gakuen
Baudea Gakusya

105 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Wakakusa Yochien ECEC Wakakusa-machi 13-41 280-4840

65

1 year old~

Wakaba Kodomoen ECEC Nishiokuwa-machi 7-5

105 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

ECEC Tera-machi 5-12-40

243-8008

243-4522

S.C. 7:30 am ~ 6:30 pm

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LSC
〇

3 months~〇〇〇* Please ask about fees and times, and apply for extended childcare, year-end childcare and temporary childcare at the facility.
* Please see the back cover for an explanation of special childcare.
* Days and hours for year-end childcare, holiday childcare, temporary childcare and counseling are determined by each facility, separately from ordinary opening days and hours.
TemporaryCounseling, etc.

Other special
childcareYear-end childcareChildcare for sickchildrenIntegrated

Holiday childcare

Age

Extendedchildcare(planned)

Opening
hours(planned)

Management

Capacity(2023)

Tel

Adress

Type*1Name
Aoba Hoikuen

Nursery Toyoho-machi 195

240-0050

110 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

6 months~

〇

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Oshino Hoikuen

Nursery Oshino 2-525

242-6660

120 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 8:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇

Kurinoki Hoikuen

Nursery Shinbohon 5-25

269-0081

120 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

10 months~

〇

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Kurumi Hoikuen

Nursery Irie 3-215

291-2717

145 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

6 months~

〇

〇

〇

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Yagi Hoikusho

Nursery Yagi 1-40-1

249-2518

100

M

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

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Hubs

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Nursery Yokaichi 2-465

242-0411

132

M

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

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Hubs

〇

291-1174

120 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

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ECEC Kanda 1-14-10

244-0680

105 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

ECEC Kamiaraya 6-428

249-8511

139 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

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Western Area

Yokaichi Hoikusho

Yonemaru Hoikusho Nursery Toriki-machi ni 157-3
Kanda Nintei
Kodomoen
Komadori
Kodomoen
Shirayuri Hoikuen
Daini Kawai
Youchien
Futatsuka Nintei
Kodomoen
Midori kawai
YochienMidori no Mori
Kodomoen
Midori Hikari to Kaze
Kodomoen〇〇

ECEC Nishikanazawa 3-508

249-3620

142 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

ECEC Irie 1-203-1

291-2000

215

7:30am ~ 6:30pm

2 years old~

ECEC Kitatsuka-machi nishi 100-2

249-0454

115 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

6 months~

ECEC Kamiyasuhara 2-130-1 249-4828

165

1 year old~

ECEC Midori 3-23-2

249-5524

105 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

ECEC Minamizuka-machi 233 249-6339

105 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

135 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇

Mebae Kodomoen ECEC Yokaichi 3-229

249-8266

S.C

S.C

7:30am ~ 6:30pm

〇
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〇

〇
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Yasuhara
Kodomoen

ECEC

Shimoyasuhara-machi
higasi 1521-1

249-2548

265 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

Nintei Kodomoen
Suzuran Hoikuen

ECEC

Nishikanazawashin-machi
266-2

249-4988

180 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

6 months~〇〇

Wakatake no Mori
Kodomoen

ECEC Takabatake1-381

291-5574

113

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm〇〇

ChildrenRequiring
Medical Care

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LSC

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Ekinishi (Kanazawa station West exit area) / Sea side Area A
Akashia Kodomoen ECEC Awagasai-machi 3-243-1

238-1100

135 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇
ChildrenRequiring
Medical Care

〇

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〇

〇

Akebono Kodomoen ECEC Tomizu 1-18

237-7036

115 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Katatsu Kodomoen ECEC Suzaki-machi to 46-1

238-5705

80

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

6 months~

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

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〇

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Hubs

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Kamome Kodomoen ECEC Awagasaki-machi ta 1-1
Kitayasue
Kodomoen
Kid's School Oura
Kuratsuki
Kodomoen
Nintei Awagasaki
Kodomoen

Matsutera
Kodomoen

ECEC Kitayasue 3-12-22

238-2061

79

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

231-1400

160 S.W.C. 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

〇

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ECEC Oura-machi nu 75-1

238-2734

145 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Minamishinbo-machi
ro 126-1

237-6756

135 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

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ECEC Awagasaki-machi 1-4

238-3720

180 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

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〇

〇

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ECEC

ECEC Matsudera-machi ushi 47

238-1414

146 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Mizuki Kodomoen

ECEC Mizuki 4-1

258-2120

186 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Miharu Yochien

ECEC Waridashi-machi 435

238-0615

270

S.C

10 months~

170

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

Yumitori Kodomoen ECEC Mitsukuchi-machi hi 236

237-7800

7:30am ~ 6:30pm

After maternal leave(until 6:00pm on Sat.) (2 months~)

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9

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Counseling, etc.

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

Temporary〇

Other special
childcare〇

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Childcare for sickchildrenYear-end childcare

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Holiday childcare

Integrated

Age

Extendedchildcare(planned)

Opening
hours(planned)

Management

Capacity (2023)

Tel

Adress

Type*1Name

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

Hubs

〇

〇

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Northern Area
Hatta Hoikusho

Nursery Hatta-machi higasi 572

258-0333

Hanazono Hoikusho Nursery Kishikawa-machi ni 46 258-0158

106
70

M
M

ChildrenRequiring
Medical Care

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

6 months~

〇

〇

〇

〇

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

Hubs

〇

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

〇

99

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

210

S.C

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

160 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇

257-1260

125 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

Kosaka-machi kita
223-1

252-6800

75

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

Sanno Kodomoen ECEC Sanno-machi 2-85

252-0135

Futaba Hoikusho

Nursery Yosiwara-machi yo 1

258-0332

81

Mizuho Hoikuen

Nursery Futamata-machi ha 5-1

236-104420

252-0448

105

M

Nursery Katada-machi hei 86-3

258-0721

79

M

ECEC Kyo-machi 3-43

252-1550

ECEC Gosyo-machi tora 27

252-5057

Moriyama Hoikusho Nursery Moto-machi 1-7-7
Yakushidani
Hoikusho
Asano Kodomoen
Kanazawa Seiryo Univ.

Seiryo Yochien
Kamiyachi
Kodomoen

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After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

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〇

115 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

〇

258-1321

154 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

〇

ECEC Kobashi-machi 4-12

252-3902

116

7:30am ~ 6:30pm

10 months~〇

ECEC Miike-machi 145

252-7814

188 S.W.C 7:15am ~ 6:15pm until 6:45pm

5 months〇〇

ECEC Higashiyama 3-29-22

252-1414

79

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

ECEC Jinguji 1-11-15
Minamimorimoto-machi

Madoka Kodomoen ECEC ro 78-1
Melon Yochien〇〇

Chisaka Kodomoen ECEC Hikida-machi ha 302

Hikari Kodomoen

S.W.C 7:30am ~ 6:30pm until 7:00pm〇

Kogane Kodomoen ECEC

Higashikanazawa
Kodomoen
Higashiyama
Kodomoen

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm〇

Kamiyachi-machi
ECEC
he 22-1

Kenshin Kodomoen ECEC Miroku-machi ka 112

Baba Yochien

M

ECEC Fukuhisa-machi ru 1-1

251-1250

S.C

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm〇〇

ChildrenRequiring
Medical Care

〇

〇

〇

〇

〇

LSC

252-9750

175 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

4 months~〇〇

258-0758

90

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)

〇

〇

〇

〇

258-2668

155

S.C

1 year old~

〇

〇

〇

Hubs

〇

Hubs

〇

〇

〇

〇

○

Hubs

〇

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm〇

Ekinishi (Kanazawa station West exit area) / Sea side Area B
Kanaiwa Hoikusho
Seruho Toita
HoikuenNursery Kanaiwakita 3-3-38

267-0779

98

M

7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

Nursery Toita 2-102

210-7070

131 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:30pm

6 months~〇

Warabe Hoikuen

Nursery Unedahigasi 4-1164

268-6737

300 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇

Kanaiwa Yochien

ECEC

268-1303

150

1 year old~

ECEC Kibikino 2-126

266-1711

204 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

Sainen Kodomoen ECEC Sainen 3-7-21

265-6116

145 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

Daitoku Gakuen

ECEC Unedanaka 1-97

267-0961

155 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

Nikoniko Hoikuen

ECEC Matsumura 2-20

268-4120

225 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 8:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

267-0136

94

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇

262-9012

107 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

3 months~〇〇

Kid's Minatoen

Kanaiwahon-machi
ro 53

Nintei Kodomoen
ECEC Ono-machi 4 ko 18-11
Onomachi Kodomoen
Nintei Kodomoen
Sukusuku Futaba)

ECEC Ekinishishin-machi 1-30-9

S.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 6:30pm

S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

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Hubs

〇

Hubs

〇

261-3759

140 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

Masami Hoikuen

261-8815

300 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

Minato Kodomoen ECEC Jichu-machi ri 10268-2743

168 S.W.C 7:00am ~ 6:00pm until 7:00pm

After maternal leave(2 months~)〇〇

Meisei Yochien

267-1100180

1 year old~

S.C 7:00am~6:00pm

Until 7:00pm〇〇

Hirooka Kodomoen ECEC Hirooka 2-8-26

ECEC Jichu-machi Ho 29-1〇〇

After maternal leave(2 months~)

ECEC Futakuchi-machi i 30〇

ChildrenRequiring
Medical Care

〇

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〇

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* Please ask about fees and times, and apply for extended childcare, year-end childcare and temporary childcare at the facility.
* Please see the back cover for an explanation of special childcare.
* Days and hours for year-end childcare, holiday childcare, temporary childcare and counseling are determined by each facility, separately from ordinary opening days and hours.

10〇Support for Child Raising while Working
Special childcare is provided to support working parents/ guardians in their childraising in response to needs that have arisen in recent years.
Extended ChildcareChildcare beyond the usual opening hours(around 7:00am ~ 6:00pm) is available dependingon the facility.

Temporary Childcare

Integrated Childcare
Some facilities provide childcare for children
who seem to have a physical or mental
disability with ordinary children.

Night-time Childcare

Some facilities provide childcare temporarily
when caregivers are sick, attend wedding
ceremonies, funerals, etc., or need a break.
The main facilities for temporary childcare haveexclusive staff.

Some facilities provide childcare at night forchildren of parents/ guardians who workat night.

Counseling, etc.

Some facilities provide childcare on Sundays
and holidays for children of parents/ guardians
who work on Sundays and holidays.

Counseling for child raising
is provided, and some childraising support centers andYume Stations hold classes
for parents/ guardians andchildren, as well as expectant
mothers.

Holiday Childcare

Year-end Childcare
Some facilities provide childcare on
December 29 and 30 for children ofparents/ guardians who work on those days.

Childcare for Sick Children
The following hospitals and clinics provide temporary childcare for sick children.
Facilities that provide childcare for sick children have a full-time nurse.
Ishikawa Pref. Central Hospital
Nursery room for sick children ”Hiyoko”
Kanazawa Municipal Hospital
Nursery room for sick children ”Sakura”
Kanazawa Univ.
Nursery room for sick children “Tanpopo room”
Kensei Clinic
Nursery room for sick children “Hotto room”
Jouhoku Hospital
Nursery room for sick children “Happy～”
Seirei infant home Day-care center for sick children
Matsuda Pediatric Clinic “Himawari room”
Yokoi Pediatric & Internal Medicine Clinic
Nursery room for sick children “Korisu no sato”

Kuratsukihigashi 2-1

Tel 238-7868

Heiwa-machi 3-7-3

Tel 245-7330

Takara-machi 13-1

Tel 265-2990

Heiwa-machi 3-5-2

Tel 241-9062

Kyo-machi 20-3

Tel 253-0561

Naga-machi 1-5-46
Masuizumi 2-7-37

Tel 223-2980
Tel 255-6344

Kikugawa 1-10-3

Tel 262-8551

Children Requiring Medical Care
From April 2024, childcare facilities in the city will begin accepting children who require medical care.
Entry requirements
The child's primary care physician has determined that group childcare is possible, and the city's
Medical Care Implementation Review Committee has determined that the medical care can beprovided at a childcare facility.
The medical care can be safely provided within the operational capacity of childcare facilities.
*Consultation is required before applying during the first application period.
Please contact the Childcare and Kindergarten Division ahead of time.
*For details, please refer to the Kanazawa City Guidelines for
Accepting Children Requiring Medical Care in Childcare Facilities.

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Entry details
In general, the entry date is April 1.
The hours are 9am to 4pm.
The capacity is 1 or 2 children (3 years or older) per facility
The participating facilities are Akebono Kodomoen, Seruho Toita Hoikuen, Hikari Kodomoen, Futaba
Hoikusho, Yasuhara Kodomoen

Kanazawa City Children’s Future Wellbeing Department
Nursery School and Kindergarten Section
1-1-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa-shi, 920-8577
Tel 076-220-2299 Fax 076-220-2360

Kanazawa Child rearing information
http://www.kanazawa-kosodate.net/(As of October 1, 2023)

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